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Elgon, Mount
 
 
(l´gn) (KEY) , extinct volcano, central Africa, on the Kenya-Uganda border. Its highest peak is Wagagai (14,178 ft/4,321 m). The inhabitants of Mt. Elgon’s densely populated lower slopes cultivate arabica coffee, tea, bananas, and millet.
 
 
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